I'm a pop culture geek, married to a non-geek, "normie" guy. I also like cooking and crafts. My own crochet patterns posted here. Please be respectful of my work and keep in mind that most of those crochet patterns have only been made once or twice. If you find a mistake, let me know. If you make something, please send me a link back.
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Friday, April 13, 2012

Here was my laugh for the day. Considering I'm hoping to get out to Joann's tomorrow, use a coupon and spend a little money to get some nice brown flannel for a Jedi robe, this image seemed fairly appropriate.

We also managed to get all of my gardening supplies picked up tonight at Taylor's Do It Center. 4 packets of corn seed, 3 packets of Mammoth Russian sunflower seeds, 5 herb plants, 8 begonias, 3 trays of marigolds (8 plants per tray), a tray of 8 little Best Boy tomato plants, a hanging petunia basket, a 5 lb bag of Kennebec potatoes, and new terra cotta pot....it was a pretty good haul. I also have 2 tomatillo and 7 assorted tomato seedlings in my kitchen too, that I picked up from a woman on Craigslist last week. All of the plants are already in the ground as of tonight, and my husband hs already cut the potatoes into pieces around the eyes. This weekend, everything else should get put into the ground too.

I'm especially looking forward to the container planting I'm going to try this year. The tomatillos and all the tomato plants, as well as the herbs, are going into all the terra cotta pots I've bought this year. When I was cleaning out the shed earlier this year, I got rid of all my mismatched pots with no holes (on Craigslist) so I could get some good pots. Having that stuff in pots will help to make some room in the garden for other goodies.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Now that the nice weather is here, my friend Nicole the Knitter heads out almost every weekend to go yard sale hunting with her Aunt Lorna. Me, well, I'm a lazy person and prefer to do my shopping online. But that didn't keep me from letting Nicole to keep me in mind for a couple items I couldn't find used.

I told her just a few days ago that if she came across a dress form or an antique sewing machine cabinet (without the machine) to give me a call. I wanted the dress form for looks, but if it happened to be adjustable, so much the better. She said she would and ended the conversation, "But I'll tell you right now, I've never come across a dress form."

Ha, that'll teach her to say never. :)

She called me on Saturday morning to say she and Lorna had just found a dress form!It's the Dritz My Double Deluxe Dress Form. I've forgotten what the original new price was, but the seller had this marked to $75, complete with the fitted cover, hem level and it's still completely adjustable.

It's a little weird seeing something like this, set with your own measurements. I'm thinking it's time to diet! But my sewing machine is going to get a workout now! I've seen far too many blogs about re-purposed clothing and I want to try that.

Good Geek Quotes To Live By

“Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy and not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. It’s basically a license to proudly emote on a somewhat childish level rather than behave like a supposed adult. Being a geek is extremely liberating.”

--Simon Pegg

"Being a fangirl or a nerd means that you’re not afraid to love things. That’s what it really gets down to: a conscious decision to not let societal stigma tell you how appropriate your feelings are or are not."--Sara @ Fantastic Fangirls

"Wil Wheaton Says: Don't be a dick"--Wil Wheaton

"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."